Asteroids named after people called Yves
馃懚 Yves as a baby name馃惗 Yves as a dog name
(5290) Langevin
Named in honor of Yves Langevin (b. 1951), French planetary scientist at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay University. Langevin is an expert on the evolution of the surfaces of small solar system bodies, and has worked on characterizing planetary surface materials using IR spectrometry. As a member of the Space Science Advisory Committee of the European Space Agency, he has helped define international programs for planetary exploration. As director of the National Planetology Program he has played a crucial role in promoting and developing planetary science in France. Name suggested and citation prepared by M. A. Barucci and M. Fulchignoni.Discovered 30 July 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(13006) Schwaar
Pierre-Yves Schwaar (1946-2000) was a well-regarded amateur optician and telescope maker. He was also an accomplished observer and photographer of the night sky, often making resourceful use of simple apparatus.Discovered 12 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff, Anderson Mesa
(172850) Coppens
A native of Vannes (Brittany, France), Yves Coppens (b. 1934) is an internationally known paleoanthropologist. A professor and former chair of anthropology of the Paris Mus茅um National d'Histoire Naturelle, he codiscovered Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis fossil found in Ethiopia.Discovered 3 March 2005 by J.-C. Merlin, Nogales